Supreme Court · 2023 INSC 481 · Decided 3 May 2023
Peethambaran v. State of Kerala & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2023 INSC 481 · [2023] 4 S.C.R. 1144
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1381/2023
- Decided
- 3 May 2023
- Bench
- KRISHNA MURARI, SANJAY KAROL (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 420; CrPC Section 482, 173(8)
Headnote
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s. 482 - Quashing of proceedings - Non-exercise of power u/s. 482 - Justification of - Appellant charged u/s. 420 along with the other accused persons for cheating the de-facto complainant and other persons for certain sum jobs - Registration of FIR - Final report that as no proper evidence, case should be considered as a false case - Another final report filed which stated that Inspector of Police conducted further investigation as per order passed by District Police Chief - Petition
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